[AVALANCHE RED WINGS ]Colorado Avalanche’s Claude Lemieux, left, and Detroit Red Wings’, Darren McCarty, right, begin the game with a fight when the puck dropped in the first period Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1997, in Detroit. Colorado won the game 2-0.

It’s one of the most famous, brawl-filled games in history, and it started fairly innocently after a skirmish between Colorado’s Peter Forsberg and Detroit’s Igor Larionov. Before it was over, many fights happened, including Claude Lemieux being decked by Darren McCarty and Patrick Roy fighting Wings goalie Mike Vernon. The Wings bonded in the aftermath and won consecutive Stanley Cups.

Rocket Richard Riot, March 17, 1955

Canadiens legend Maurice Richard slashed a Boston Bruin and punched a linesman, leading to his suspension for the rest of the 1954-55 season by NHL president Clarence Campbell. Fans rioted in the stands when Campbell showed up at the next game at the Montreal Forum, and Richard had to take to the radio to appeal for calm. The riots led to social change among the French-Canadian population in Quebec.

Moore-Bertuzzi incident, March 8, 2004

In a lopsided game in favor of the Avs, Vancouver’s Todd Bertuzzi jumped Colorado’s Steve Moore from behind, leading to serious injuries that ended Moore’s career. The NHL suspended Bertuzzi the rest of the season, and the case remains in pending litigation.

The Shoe Incident, Dec. 23, 1979

When a New York Rangers fan named John Kaptain hit Bruins forward Stan Jonathan and grabbed his stick, many Bruins players climbed into the stands. Bruins player Mike Milbury wound up pounding Kaptain with his own shoe.

Canada-Russia brawl, 1987 world junior tournament

An ugly brawl involving almost every player on both teams marred a Jan. 4 game. To that point, no brawl like that had ever happened in tournament history.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tyreek Hill had touchdowns receiving and on a punt return, Kansas City’s defense made life miserable for Oakland quarterback Derek Carr, and the Chiefs beat the Raiders 21-13 on a frigid Thursday night to take control of the AFC West. Charcandrick West also had a touchdown run for the Chiefs (10-3). They moved into a first-place...